Vladimir Gudelj

Vladimir Gudelj
Personal information
Date of birth	27 December 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth	Trebinje, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985–1991	Velež Mostar
1991–1999	Celta
1999–2001	Compostela
2001–2003	Hajduk Split
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vladimir Gudelj (born 27 December 1966) is a Bosnian retired footballer who played as a striker.

An excellent penalty taker, he was best known for his eight-year spell with Spain's Celta.

Club career

Gudelj was born in Trebinje, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. After making his professional debuts with FK Velež Mostar he moved to Spain, signing with RC Celta de Vigo in the second division. He scored 27 league goals in his debut season, the Galicians promoted to La Liga and the player continued to lead the scoring charts for his club the following five years.^[1]

Gudelj left Celta in 1999 as the player with most goals in its history, with almost 100 (68 in the top flight alone).^[1] He then joined neighbours SD Compostela, returning to the second level and being the best scorer of the team in both campaigns.

In the summer of 2001, Gudelj signed for HNK Hajduk Split, retiring two years later at nearly 37. He subsequently returned to Celta, going on to work in the public relations department.^[2]^[3]

Honours

Celta Vigo

Segunda División: 1991–92

Individual

Pichichi Trophy (Segunda División): 1991–92

References

^ ^a ^b "25 años del primer gol de Gudelj con el Celta" [25th anniversary of Gudelj's first goal with Celta]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 1 September 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
^ Valero, Rafa (1 August 2011). "Gudelj 'vuelve' a los terrenos de juego... como delegado" [Gudelj 'returns' to the fields... as delegate]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2017.
^ "Gudelj: "Los derbis vintage no se juegan, se ganan"" [Gudelj: «Vintage derbies are not played, they are won»]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 16 September 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

External links

[LAVOZ-1] "25 años del primer gol de Gudelj con el Celta" [25th anniversary of Gudelj's first goal with Celta]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 1 September 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[2] Valero, Rafa (1 August 2011). "Gudelj 'vuelve' a los terrenos de juego... como delegado" [Gudelj 'returns' to the fields... as delegate]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[3] "Gudelj: "Los derbis vintage no se juegan, se ganan"" [Gudelj: «Vintage derbies are not played, they are won»]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 16 September 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

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